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8 episodes

The Greatest American Hero - Season 1

First aired Mar 18, 1981Season 1

Browse all 8 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Greatest American Hero

8.2
Mar 18, 1981120 min6 votes

Ralph Hinkley, an average school teacher, is given a suit with amazing powers by aliens. Now, Ralph must decide if he'll use his new powers to fight crime, even though he already lost the suit's instruction manual.

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Episode 2

The Hit Car

7.7
Mar 25, 198160 min3 votes

Bill, who has been trying to bust open a drug ring for over 20 years, must drive a witness to Los Angeles for the trial of the gang leader and asks Ralph for help.

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Episode 3

Here's Looking at You Kid

7.7
Apr 1, 198160 min3 votes

When a secret gunsight is stolen, Bill asks Ralph for help in solving the case. However, Ralph runs into problems when he keeps turning invisible unexpectedly, and must deal with the pressure of meeting Pam's parents.

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Episode 4

Saturday on Sunset Boulevard

7.0
Apr 8, 198160 min3 votes

Russians are trying to find an heiress and her Russian husband in order to force them to establish a missile cache hold on their private island. Bill needs Ralph's help when he is suspected of failing a lie-detector test at FBI headquarters.

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Episode 5

Reseda Rose

8.0
Apr 15, 198160 min2 votes

Ralph uses his suit to help Rhonda, one of his students, after her mother is kidnapped by the Russians.

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Episode 6

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

8.7
Apr 29, 198160 min3 votes

Ralph reconsiders his suit of powers after a flying mistake almost takes out a bus full of tourists. Bill also reconsiders his job path when one of his heroes is suspected of plotting out the theft of a precious diamond.

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Episode 7

Fire Man

7.7
May 6, 198160 min3 votes

Ralph lends Tony a hand by finding him a job as a car repossesser. When Tony is arrested for arson, Ralph and Bill team up to find the real criminal.

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Episode 8

The Best Desk Scenario

6.0
May 13, 198160 min4 votes

At FBI headquarters, promotions are being handed out. However, Bill considers retiring from his job. Meanwhile, Ralph must use his suit to save Pam when she discovers her boss is the head of an underground operation.